TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Aug 8, 2023

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Tuesday to put on hold a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that invalidated regulation of “ghost gun” kits, the Associated Press reports. Justice Alito had previously put a one-week hold on the ruling. The new rule, issued last year, changed the definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts. Firearms made with ghost gun kits do not have serial numbers and have been increasingly found at crime scenes across the nation. The regulation will remain in effect while the Biden administration appeals the ruling to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.